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A Mizuho analyst said in January that the stock had already gotten a boost from investors looking to leverage growth in the satellite market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Iranian intelligence has gotten into his Gmail—where he had forwarded emails from his Justice Department account.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
“I’ve gotten a lot better at understanding what it means to slow down and to share that with someone,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
It’s all gotten too ego-driven, too strangely dependent on the magic of personality, too vainglorious and, yes, grandiose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
“I’ve put in money before and gotten nothing back. So this is already paid for. I just don’t want it. You enjoy it, kid, okay?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.